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Prasad Hande

Cloud Solution Architect

Pune

13+ years of work experience

Miba Group
Mar 20224 yrs 6 mosPresent

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

• Provision and govern Azure subscriptions using Azure Blueprints for compliant cloud infrastructure. • Secure App Services via Private Endpoint and VNet integration. • Implement Managed Identities and integrate corporate apps with Azure Entra ID for SSO. • Define and enforce MFA through Conditional Access policies covering everyone. • Automate workflows with Logic Apps, Function Apps, Key Vault and Event Hub. • Configure Azure Monitor alerts and Log Analytics for proactive monitoring. • Optimize cloud resource usage through regular reviews and cleanups with business teams. • Architect Application Gateway for internal web apps ensures redundancy and security. • Lead network segmentation efforts to enhance site security. • Follow Microsoft best practices for Azure PaaS service stability and security. • Prepared and maintained over 20 standard documentation sets aligned with Microsoft best practices to ensure cloud service stability, security, and governance. • Designed and implemented a comprehensive Disaster Recovery solution for the entire IT infrastructure, leveraging Azure Site Recovery and multi-region strategies to ensure business continuity. • Developed failover and failback processes aligned with Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). • Designed and defined backup implementation and disaster recovery solutions spanning over 30 geographical sites to ensure business continuity and data resilience. • Managed stakeholder relationships, led cloud budgeting initiatives, and owned the strategic cloud architecture roadmap to align technology with business goals.
Allscripts India
Sep 20183 yrs 7 mosMar 2022

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Led migration of legacy applications to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 35% and improving uptime. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and define technical requirements. • Monitored and optimized cloud infrastructure, achieving 99.9% uptime and increased performance.
Capita
May 20162 yrs 5 mosSep 2018

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Published applications and desktops on Citrix in alignment with business needs, achieving a 100% success rate. • Managed SCCM, SCOM, and SCVMM deployments, reducing update cycles by 15%. • Adhered to ITIL best practices and SLA standards, maintaining 99% compliance. • Handled deployments via PVS servers, ensuring zero downtime during updates.
eGain Corporation
Dec 20141 yr 5 mosApr 2016

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Experienced in planning, implementing, install, operate and maintain systems hardware, software applications and Information Technology infrastructure. • Focused closely on Virtualization technologies as VMware, Hyper-V for configuring, implementing & deployment. Familiar with advanced features like vMotion, HA, DRS, FT & P2V, cloning, vSwitch. • Managing licensing of vSphere & experienced in Networking configuration & Security Configuration on ESXi Host. • Delivered IT services leveraging Microsoft Windows and VMware technologies, maintaining 98% SLA compliance. • Optimized IT asset tracking and warranty processes, reducing vendor response time by 25%. • Enhanced infrastructure reliability through proactive monitoring and tuning of systems.
IT Source Technologies Ltd
Dec 20121 yr 6 mosMay 2014

Pune

• Streamlined Active Directory and DNS configurations for production environments, ensuring 100% uptime. • Administered Lotus Domino mail systems, supporting over 500 users with zero critical failures. • Automated backup processes using batch scripting, cutting administrative workload by 30%. • Provided 24/7 support for a banking data center, ensuring seamless operations.

Prasad’s AI Stack

ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology

G.H. Raisoni College Of Engineering & Technology

20093 yrs2012

Diploma, MSBTE, Information Technology

Navjeevan Polytechinc, Mumbai

20063 yrs2009

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Headline

Cloud Solution Architect

About

Cloud Architect with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale Azure and multi-cloud solutions. Strategic leader specializing in cloud governance, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation. Expert in designing secure, scalable, and cost-optimized enterprise solutions leveraging Azure landing zones, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep), and CI/CD pipelines. Proven record of driving over $150K in annual savings through modernization, automation, and global security governance. Experienced in leading architecture design sessions, implementing zero-trust frameworks, managing hybrid cloud integration, and supporting enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.

Location

Pune

AI stack

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Cloud Solution Architect at Miba Group, Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, • Provision and govern Azure subscriptions using Azure Blueprints for compliant cloud infrastructure. • Secure App Services via Private Endpoint and VNet integration. • Implement Managed Identities and integrate corporate apps with Azure Entra ID for SSO. • Define and enforce MFA through Conditional Access policies covering everyone. • Automate workflows with Logic Apps, Function Apps, Key Vault and Event Hub. • Configure Azure Monitor alerts and Log Analytics for proactive monitoring. • Optimize cloud resource usage through regular reviews and cleanups with business teams. • Architect Application Gateway for internal web apps ensures redundancy and security. • Lead network segmentation efforts to enhance site security. • Follow Microsoft best practices for Azure PaaS service stability and security. • Prepared and maintained over 20 standard documentation sets aligned with Microsoft best practices to ensure cloud service stability, security, and governance. • Designed and implemented a comprehensive Disaster Recovery solution for the entire IT infrastructure, leveraging Azure Site Recovery and multi-region strategies to ensure business continuity. • Developed failover and failback processes aligned with Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). • Designed and defined backup implementation and disaster recovery solutions spanning over 30 geographical sites to ensure business continuity and data resilience. • Managed stakeholder relationships, led cloud budgeting initiatives, and owned the strategic cloud architecture roadmap to align technology with business goals.

Senior System Engineer at Allscripts India, Sep 2018 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, • Led migration of legacy applications to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 35% and improving uptime. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and define technical requirements. • Monitored and optimized cloud infrastructure, achieving 99.9% uptime and increased performance.

Senior Server Analyst at Capita, May 2016 - Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, • Published applications and desktops on Citrix in alignment with business needs, achieving a 100% success rate. • Managed SCCM, SCOM, and SCVMM deployments, reducing update cycles by 15%. • Adhered to ITIL best practices and SLA standards, maintaining 99% compliance. • Handled deployments via PVS servers, ensuring zero downtime during updates.

IT Engineer at eGain Corporation, Dec 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, • Experienced in planning, implementing, install, operate and maintain systems hardware, software applications and Information Technology infrastructure. • Focused closely on Virtualization technologies as VMware, Hyper-V for configuring, implementing & deployment. Familiar with advanced features like vMotion, HA, DRS, FT & P2V, cloning, vSwitch. • Managing licensing of vSphere & experienced in Networking configuration & Security Configuration on ESXi Host. • Delivered IT services leveraging Microsoft Windows and VMware technologies, maintaining 98% SLA compliance. • Optimized IT asset tracking and warranty processes, reducing vendor response time by 25%. • Enhanced infrastructure reliability through proactive monitoring and tuning of systems.

Windows Administrator at IT Source Technologies Ltd, Dec 2012 - May 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos, Pune, • Streamlined Active Directory and DNS configurations for production environments, ensuring 100% uptime. • Administered Lotus Domino mail systems, supporting over 500 users with zero critical failures. • Automated backup processes using batch scripting, cutting administrative workload by 30%. • Provided 24/7 support for a banking data center, ensuring seamless operations.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology, G.H. Raisoni College Of Engineering & Technology

Diploma, MSBTE, Information Technology, Navjeevan Polytechinc, Mumbai